Joey Villasenor

Joey Villasenor was born on October 17th, 1975 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Although he never fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Villasenor is a veteran of organizations and promotions such as PRIDE and EliteXC.

Villasenor made his professional mixed martial arts debut in April of 1999 and, after fighting in various leagues and winning all of his 15 bouts, was picked up by the PRIDE fighting organization in 2006. Villasenor lost his PRIDE debut match to Japanese fighting sensation Ryo Chonan due to decision and went on to lose his second match versus Robbie Lawler of UFC fame by knockout at only 22 seconds of the first round.

Some redemption came in the form of a victory over heavy favorite David Loiseau at EliteXC’s opening event, but a loss to Mutilo Rua followed soon after.